Connect with the Akash community and stay up to date with the latest news, updates, and discussions.
Official Channels
Discord
The main hub for real-time community interaction.
Key Channels:
- #general - General discussion and questions
- #deployments - Help with deployments and troubleshooting
- #akash-console - Console issues and help
- #provider - Provider setup, operations, and discussion
- #provider-console - Provider Console issues and help
- #validators - Validator node operations
- #developers - SDK, API, and development questions
Best for:
- Quick questions and answers
- Real-time troubleshooting
- Community discussions
- Meeting other users
Important: Always ask in Discord first before opening a GitHub issue!
GitHub
Contribute to Akash’s open-source projects.
Bug Reports & Issues:
- support - All bugs for node, provider, and other code
- Important: Ask in Discord first before opening a GitHub issue!
Key Repositories:
- node - Akash blockchain node
- provider - Provider services
- console - Akash Console (web UI)
- website - Documentation (this site!)
- awesome-akash - Community deployment examples
Best for:
- Reporting bugs (after asking in Discord)
- Contributing code
- Proposing features
- Reviewing pull requests
- Following development progress
Blog
Official blog with network updates, feature announcements, and community highlights.
Content:
- Network upgrades and releases
- Feature announcements
- Provider spotlights
- Community stories
- Technical deep dives
- Event coverage
Best for:
- Staying informed about network updates
- Learning about new features
- Reading success stories
- Understanding network developments
X (Twitter)
Follow for quick updates and announcements.
Best for:
- Breaking news
- Event announcements
- Quick updates
- Community highlights
Getting Help
Support Channels
Support Workflow:
- Ask in Discord first (fastest response!)
- If unresolved, open a GitHub issue: support repo
For Deployment Issues:
- Check the Getting Started guides
- Ask in Discord #deployments channel
- If needed, open a GitHub issue
For Console Issues:
- Check the Console Documentation
- Ask in Discord #akash-console channel
- If needed, open a GitHub issue
For Provider Issues:
- Check the Provider Documentation
- Ask in Discord #provider channel
- If needed, open a GitHub issue
For Provider Console Issues:
- Check the Provider Console Guide
- Ask in Discord #provider-console channel
- If needed, open a GitHub issue
For Validator Issues:
- Check the Validator Documentation
- Ask in Discord #validator channel
- If needed, open a GitHub issue
For SDK/API Issues:
- Check the Developer Documentation
- Ask in Discord #developers channel
- If needed, open a GitHub issue
For Documentation Issues:
- Open a GitHub issue
- Or submit a pull request with fixes directly
Community Projects
Awesome Akash
github.com/akash-network/awesome-akash
Curated list of deployment examples and community projects:
- Web applications
- Databases
- Machine learning
- Gaming servers
- Blockchain nodes
- Development tools
- And much more!
Best for:
- Finding deployment examples
- Learning from community SDLs
- Discovering what’s possible on Akash
- Contributing your own examples
Stay Updated
Events
Watch out for Akash at conferences and community events:
Ecosystem & Tools
Explore tools and projects building on Akash:
Contributing
Akash is an open-source project and welcomes contributions!
Ways to Contribute:
- Code - Submit PRs to any repo
- Documentation - Improve or add docs
- Testing - Report bugs and test features
- Examples - Share deployment examples
- Community - Help others in Discord
- Governance - Participate in proposals
See Contributing for detailed guidelines.
Questions? Join us on Discord - the community is here to help!
